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IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, 1913,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

IRONING-TABLE.

1 Patented Sept. 2,1913.

Application filed February 10, 1913. Serial No. 747,472.

To all whom it may concern.

lie it known that l, FRANCIS A. h'l nu'ruuu, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sterling, in the county of Logan and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lr( ning-lables, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accmn nrnying drawing.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ironing tables and has for its object to provide an ironing table which may be folded compactly to be stored or shipped and which may be readily and quickly set up for use, when desired.

A further object of the invention resides in providing an ironing table which is pivotally carried on its support, the su 'iport being provided with means for retaining the board in its outspread or operative position, and a still further object resides in providing a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very ethcient and useful in operation.

ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will. be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device set up for operation. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same showing the board in its lowered position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the device in its folded position. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the slats for the support. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of the device with one side rail of the support removed. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary rear elevation of the device with the ironing board and adjunct-ive parts removed. Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation of a portion of the prop supporting means; and Fig. 8 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the ironing board.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which 1 indicates an ironing board of the usual or any preferred type, the under face of which is provided, adjacent the inner end thereof with cleats 2, said cleats being disposed immediately adjacent the side edges of the same and extending tr:msversely through these cleats are the pivot bolts 5) which pivotally secure the inner end of said board to the side rails of a support l. This support comprises a pair of side rails 5 which are held together by means of the transverse bead piece 6 and the transverse connecting slats 7. and the inner end of the board from near the pivot bolts to the extreme free end thereof is cut-away or reduced to be received between the side rails 5, the shoulders formed by said cut-away portions being adapted to rest upon the upper edges of the side rails 5.

livotally secured to the side rails 5 of the support 4!, adjacent the upper ends thereof are the legs 8 which are connected at their lower ends by the foot piece t), said legs 8 and foot piece forming a support for the member 4, and pivotally engaged with the sides of the legs 8, adjacent their lower ends, are the bracing props 10, the free ends of the latter being provided with notches 11 which are adapted to be engaged with studs 12 which project from the ends to one of the. slats 7 and through the side rails 5. lVhen the free ends of the bracing members 1.0 a re engaged with the studs 12 the legs 8 which form props for the support 4 will be disposed in a substantially vertical position, thereby disposing the support 4- at an acute angle with respect thereto, the free ends of the side rails of said support 4!: being beveled to rest flatly upon the surface of the floor when turned in such position.

The trzmsversc connecting slats or the like 7, between the side rails 5 are disposed in a plane slightly below the plane of the upper edges of said side rails or bars, so that when the board 1 is in its lowered position, the same rests flatly upon the upper edges of said side rails. l have, however, provided means for supporting said board in its outspread and operative position and to this end, the head piece 6 which comprises a board or the like has hinged to the under face, at the fori'vard edge thereof a retaining board 13 which, when disposed to its lowered position, is adapted to contact with the upper face of the inner end of the ironing board 1, when the latter is disposed to its horizontal position. This board 13 will, obviously, retain the board 1 in a substantially horizontal position, whereby garments may be ironed thereon with little or no liability of the board 13 becoming casually disengaged. The board 13 is so hinged to the under face of the board or head 6 that the forward swinging movement of the same is limited by the contact of the upper edge of the board 13 with the under face of the board 6. A sleeve board 14: is also provided, the inner end of which is reduced to be received in a slot 15, in the hinged re taining board 13. A supporting block 16 carried on tho under face of the sleeve board 15 is adapted to rest on the upper face of the board 1, adjacent its inner end to support the sleeve board in position, I when properly engaged with the hinged board 13. It might be here stated,

that two of the transverse connecting seats 7 between the side rails 5 are disposed quite close to one another to provide a slot or space 17 therebetween. When the sleeve board .14 has been removed from its operative position, the same may be positioned to rest upon these transverse slats 7 the space or slot 17 between the two slats being adapted to receive therein the supporting block '16 of said board 14, thereby retaining the same in position on the device. Thus, when the ironing board 1 is lowered in position on the side rails of the support, said sleeve board will form no interference whatsoever therewith and the former will retain the latter in its inoperative position on the device.

In practice, when it is desired to set up the device, assuming that the same is in its folded position, the first operation is to dispose the legs with the foot piece thereon to a substantially vertical position, at the same time disposing the support 4 to an inclined position with respect thereto. The bracing or prop members 10 are then disposed in effective engagement with the studs 12 pro jecting from the side rails 5 of said support which disposes the support proper in its upright position. The hinged board 13 is then swung rearwardly and the ironing board 1 lifted to a substantially horizontal position. As the hinged board 13 returns to its initial position, the lower edge of the same is permitted to contact lightly with the upper face of the board 1, at its inner end and said board 13 will then retain the board 1 in its horizontal position, in which it is disposed. The board 14 is then disengaged from the slats 7 and the inner end thereof engaged with the slot in the hinged board 13 at the same time permitting the supporting block 16 to rest upon the upper face Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

of the inner end of said board 1. The device is then set up and ready for use.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and eflicient means for carrying out the objects of the invention and while I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described this invention, what I claim is 1. In an ironing table, the combination with a support comprising side rails, transverse bracing slats therefor disposed below the upper edge of said rails, a head piece secured to the upper ends of said rails, and a prop for said support to dispose the latter in an inclined position with respect to the floor; of an ironing board pivoted adjacent its one end between the side rails of said support, said board in its lowered position being adapted to rest on the upper edges of said side rails, and a hinged board carried on the under face of said head piece to retain the ironing board in a horizontal and operative position.

2. In an ironing table, the combination with a support comprising side rails, transverse bracing slats therefor disposed below the upper edge of said rails, a head piece secured to the upper ends of said rails, and a prop for said support to dispose the latter in an inclined position with respect to the floor; of an ironing board pivoted adjacent its one end between the side rails of said support, said board in its lowered position being adapted to rest on the upper edges of said side rails, and a hinged board carried on the under face of said head piece adapted to be disposed in engagement with the upper face of the inner end of said ironing board to retain the latter in a horizontal and operative position, said hinged board being provided with a slot, whereby a sleeve board may be engaged therewith.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS A. MENTGEN.

Washington, D. C. 

